2021届云南师大实验中学高三英语下学期期末考试试卷及答案.pdf

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1、2021 届云南师大实验中学高三英语下学期期末考试试卷及答案 第一部分 阅读（共两节，满分 40 分）第一节（共 15 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 30 分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳选项 A The last thing Caitlin Hipp would have expected as she prepared to turn 28 years old was to be living at homewith her parents.But through working as a part-time skating instructor and r

2、estaurant server,she isnt able to earn enough to live anywhere other than home.To some degree,multigenerational households have always been a part of American life.However,the number of young adults who have been moving back in with their parents or never leaving home in the first place has been gro

3、wing steadily.UBS Financial Services released a report that even suggests one reason for the growing number of young adultsstill living at home could be that their family doesnt want them to leave.The report shows that 74 percent of millennials(千禧一代)get some kind of financial support from their pare

4、nts after college.It finds that millennials have redefined the ties that connect parents and children.Millennials see their parents as peers,friends and instructors.Nearly three quarters talked with their parents more than once a week during college.In return,their parents happily provide financial

5、support well into adulthood,helping fund everything for them.Stuart Hoffman,chief economist for the PNC Financial Services Group in theUS,said the number of young adults striking out on their own fell during the Great Recession.Although job growth for millennials since 2014 has improved,that doesnt

6、necessarily mean that millennials are starting to fly the nest.He said,“They may like living at home and being able to save money.“Theres no doubt it has held back household formation and purchases of things people spend money on related to household formation and perhaps related to child-raising,Ho

7、ffman explained.But they are probably traveling more and eating out more if they dont have a house expense or marriage.I dont know if it represents a change in moral values.But its much more common for adult children to live in their parents homes because its becoming part of the culture.1.What can

8、we learn from the UBS Financial Services report?A.Millennials are on good terms with their parents.B.Millennials are financially independent after college.C.Parents are unwilling to give their young adults allowance.D.Parents want their kids to stay with them forever.2.What does Hoffman think of you

9、ng adults living at home?A.It increases the consumption of household products.B.It may continue despite job growth.C.It is a sign of shift in moral values.D.It is new in American culture.3.What is the authors purpose of writing this passage?A.To introduce millennials living habits.B.To stress the im

10、portance of financial independence.C.To explain why American young adults still live at home.D.To inform people of a social trend in theUS.B Did you know that the average child has heard the word no over 20,000 times before they turn the age of three?Ironically,it is also around this time that child

11、ren begin to develop enough personal character to refuse to obey.The terrible twos are categorized by a lack of understanding.Somewhere between three and four,children begin to acquire the skills to reason.It is during this time they watch how other children and adults reason.If were not careful,the

12、 children will watch us model a world of NOs.By the time a person turns eighteen,how many times have they been told no?I havent found any studies that even attempted to track this statistic,but Im sure if the number is 20,000 by three,then at eighteen that number has multiplied.You can do the math.A

13、nyway,I think I know why we say no.We say no to protect.We say no to direct.We say no to stop potential confusion.However,do we sometimes say no just for the sake of saying no?Do we say no because we have internalized(内在化)all of the NOs weve heard over the years and we feel it is finally our time to

14、 say no to someone else?The internalized no can damage the growth process of dreams in infancy as quickly as it can weaken a three-year-old.And we wonder why we run intopeople with big,un-accomplished dreams who have a bit of a chip on their shoulder.They have to take on the 20,000 NOs.However,the t

15、hing that keeps them going is the possibility of the power of ONE YES!Just as it only takes one book to make a writer a Pulitzer Prize Winner,it only takes one word to change the course of your day.That word is YES!4.What do we know about two-year-olds?A.They understand well.B.They often say no to o

16、thers.C.They think logically.D.They dont do all theyre told.5.What effect does saying no have on children?A.They lose all their dreams.B.They arent easy to succeed.C.They dont make mistakes.D.They never say yes to others.6.Which word best describes the authors attitude to a world of NOs?A.Tolerant.B

17、.Disapproving.C.Favorable.D.Carefree.7.What is the text?A.A how-to guide.B.A survey report.C.An opinion essay.D.A short story.C The Rise of Voice Technology Voice technology has come a long way.Just a few years ago,it would have been unusable.But now,those who follow the technology know that it has

18、got considerably better.Writing with your voice raises several interesting questions.How difficult is it actually?Human speech involves a lot more starting and stopping with errors and the need for repairing broken sentences than you may think.Even gifted speakers make mistakes.To turn the spoken wo

19、rd into reasonable writing requires lots of planning.Youll need some kinds of notes or other organisers to make it work.Another question turning speech into writing raises is the style.How would writing make the change that people speak their writing rather than type?Chances are that it would come u

20、p with many more short sentences and more concrete language,which is good.It would probably also rely on prepared phrases a lot more often,which is not available when you are speaking quickly.To confirm this,a column was not written,but dictated(听写).It was composed from brief notes written down for

21、structure only,and it was edited for length,with all of the original errors kept in.Here were the results.The first was that the literal accuracy was extremely high.There werent many cases wherethe software had heard one word incorrectly and written down another.But the other result was that the rea

22、dability of this column was rather bad.Obviously,the blame is not with the technology at all,which turns out to be rather good.Speaking into writing relies on a better human brain than the one we currently possess.Writing is hard.Theres a reason it cant be done at the speed of speech,in real time.To

23、 clarify the matter,this time paragraph breaks were added after the whole writing.Punctuations(标点)had to be spoken aloud,and after a full stop,the first word in the new sentence was capitalized automatically.Some minor punctuation marks were added to make it clearer.To improve accuracy,people“traine

24、d”the software beforehand,reading a prewritten passage aloud.Actually it turns out to be more effective.All of these ensure the satisfactory completion of turning speech into writing.Language is the most important tool for human interaction,and voice is one beautiful part of language.With the maturi

25、ty of modern technology,it has given birth to a great change in the human-computer voice interaction.8.According to the passage,which helps to turn speech into writing in terms of style?A.There is careful planning in advance.B.Errors and broken sentences are avoided.C.People type words as fast as th

26、ey say them.D.The writing contains more prepared phrases.9.To achieve better results,the author mentions some changes for _.A.processing errors in a column.B.adding minor punctuation marks.C.increasing the number of brief notes.D.integrating short paragraphs in writing.10.The author suggests that _.

27、A.human brains are responsible for poor dictated writing.B.writing with voice promises to improve the quality of writing.C.writing is an unnatural act that can hardly be learned and improved.D.technology has a long way to go in the human-computer voice interaction.11.What is the passage mainly about

28、?A.Why people fully intend to turn speech into writing.B.What role voice technology plays in improving readability.C.Where the human-computer voice interaction is at an advantage.D.How voice technology enables the change from speech into writing.D It was once considered an important status symbol-bu

29、t having a home phone is increasingly seen asa white elephant.New figures show that one in five households no longer bother with a landline（固定电话），and almost a third of those that do never actually use it.The vast majority of people who still have a home phone 72 percent say they only have it because

30、 it is part of their broadband package.But thats not the only reason to desert the home phone-20 percent of those surveyed said that they were fed up with the number of cold calls and would-be scammers（诈骗者）.Digital media expert Dr.Elinor Carmi said there was a generational and social divide in phone

31、 use.She explained：If you,re young and have the mobility to go outside,you would rely on a mobile phone.But if you are older,disabled and perhaps poorer,our research shows youre more likely to use a landline.If you are richer,you will have access to more smart devices-a smart TV,smartphone or laptop

32、.But the poorer you are-or if you are older,your use of these devices is more limited.”Last year,research from regulator Ofcom found that the amount of time spent on landline calls annually in theUKhad halved over just six years,to 54 billion minutes.The new study also showed that more than a quarte

33、r of households have decided to find a broadband provider that does not charge for their unused landline,but only six percent have done so.12.The underlined part“a white elephant in Paragraph 1 probably refers to something that is A.costly but effective B.useful and beautiful C.expensive but useless

34、 D.cheap and necessary 13.Whats the main reason why some people still have a home phone?A.Their broadband package contains it.B.Their family can only afford to use it.C.They are used to using a home phone.D.They consider it an important status symbol.14.Which of the following is more likely to use a

35、 landline?A.A young adventurer.B.An old poor gardener.C.An outdoor photographer.D.A famous indoor designer.15.Whats the best title of the text?A.End of the landline?B.Fed up with cold calls?C.The history of phones D.Different choices of phones 第二节（共 5 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 10 分）阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项

36、。选项中有两项为多余选项 When you have got a lot of stuff，decluttering(整理)your home can be really necessary.Decluttering is just about putting new systems into place in your life._16_，you realize how great you feel about it，and you want to keep going.Getting rid of things gives you time to look after yourself._

37、17_，or looking for the potato peelerbecause everything has a home and you know exactly where it isyoure free to spend that time on yourself and your family.Its liberating._18_.It has taken you a long timeto get everything，and you wont be able to get rid of it all straight away.If youre pushed for ti

38、me，there are easy ways of introducing decluttering into your life.Spend 10 minutes a day decluttering or，if thats not manageable，declutter three items a week.Have three piles:one for things youre going to keep，one for things that are a maybe，and one for things youre going to give away.You will also

39、need some bin bags，for rubbish.A revisiting pile is important if youre struggling to get rid of things._19_.More often than not，you end up saying，actually，I dont need that.Stay focused.People often get sidetracked when theyre trying to declutter.They start trying on clothes they had forgotten about，

40、or looking at old photos.Another common mistake is to justmove things from place to place，instead of getting rid of them._20_.A.Once you start decluttering B.You need time to reflect on what to keep C.Dont expect to declutter everything overnight D.When youre not always looking for the scissors E.If

41、you realise that you own six wine openers，keep only one F.Start the decluttering process before you move in with a new partner G.You can just leave things there for a few weeks before a final decision 第二部分 语言运用（共两节，满分 45 分）第一节（共 20 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 30 分）阅读下面短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项 Shopp

42、ing is an important part of Christmas preparations._21_find it more exciting than us grown-ups so they participate in Christmas shopping with special_22_.One little girl was doing just that when she_23_saw Santa walking by.Or,thats at least what she_24_!Thinking the tall stranger with a grey beard w

43、as Santa Clause,she_25_him and asked what he got for her for Christmas.“Santa?Ive been told many times,”the man said as he knelt and_26_the little girl.“Have you been a good girl this year?”he asked her,upon which she_27_proudly.The_28_that unfolded was sweet and heartwarming.Having stepped into the

44、_29_of Santa,the man asked the girl if she was_30_for Christmas,which she undoubtedly was!In her_31_,Santa came straight from the North Pole,with Rudolf and his reindeers,and was not a_32_she met at the supermarket!So she was surprised to meet Santa and she told him her Christmas wishes.The man was_

45、33_to help and soon they began talking about what she was going to prepare for Santa and Rudolf!“Can I_34_them all?”Santa asked,eagerly expecting to try the cookies the girl_35_to prepare for him.The girl cheerfully said“yes”and then she told Santa that reindeers ate grass.Santa then_36_his little f

46、riend of the fact that grass was hard to find at the North Pole.Some details having been_37_,it was now time for Santa to return to his hard work of preparing_38_with his countless Christmas elves,up far in the North Pole.For now,she and Santa had to go their_39_ways until Christmas Eve,when Santa w

47、ould return to pay her a visit and make her_40_come true.21.A.Kids B.Customers C.Salesmen D.Adults 22.A.honesty B.elegance C.enthusiasm D.generosity 23.A.unluckily B.temporarily C.purposefully D.unexpectedly 24.A.ordered B.thought C.heard D.cared 25.A.ignored B.approached C.appreciated D.defeated 26

48、.A.faced B.dressed C.condemned D.adopted 27.A.rejected B.explained C.nodded D.questioned 28.A.invitation B.dream C.history D.scene 29.A.award B.burden C.diet D.role 30.A.late B.famous C.ready D.sorry 31.A.eyes B.steps C.home D.battle 32.A.kind helper B.random stranger C.specific partner D.crazy shop

49、per 33.A.eager B.curious C.astonished D.tired 34.A.sell B.buy C.eat D.cook 35.A.begged B.promised C.failed D.hesitated 36.A.reminded B.cheated C.accused D.broke 37.A.hidden B.spread C.missed D.exchanged 38.A.meals B.presents C.bargains D.decorations 39.A.challenging B.same C.separate D.unclear 40.A.

50、lies B.doubts C.predictions D.wishes 第二节（共 10 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 15 分）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入 1 个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式 In the early 1990s,something happened to Indias vultures(秃鹰).In less thana decade,the three most common Indian vulture species declined by 95 percent.The white-backedIndias vulture population,_41._wa